Fiscal Note
There may be a small increase in General Fund revenues as partial-year licensing fees are eliminated in lieu of full, annual fees. No appropriation is required.
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Amending Sections 22.07(3), 22.14(2) and (3), 22.20(1), and 22.21(1)(c) of the Madison General Ordinances to update the Madison General Ordinances so that they are consistent with the Wisconsin State Administrative Code regarding weights and measures.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: These amendments update the Madison General Ordinances so that they are consistent with the Wisconsin State administrative code regarding weights and measures. Additionally, it removes the option of obtaining a weighing or measuring device license for a six month period of time as that option is unavailable due to the current design of the computer program that controls the administration of these licenses.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (3) of Section 22.07 entitled “Method of Sale of Commodities” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
“(3) It shall be unlawful to advertise, offer for sale, or sell within the City firewood, fireplace wood, slabwood, or stovewood in any other manner than by the cord, fractions of a cord, volumetric measure or by weight.
(a) Mill ends, lumber scraps, and irregular pieces when sold for fuel, shall be sold by net weight.
(b) A “cord” is hereby defined as the amount of wood, or a combustible, fibrous growth, which is contained in a space of 128 cubic feet, when the wood is ranked and well stowed.
1. Per custom, 128 cubic feet generally means a stack of wood 4 x 4 x 8 feet. “Ranked and well stowed” shall be construed to mean when pieces of wood are placed in a line or row, with individual pieces touching and parallel to each other, and stacked in a compact manner any fireplace or stove wood that is not in accordance wit...
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